Check-rein hook



UNITED STATES PATENT i OEEIcE THOMAS A. CRABTREE, E EAs'r sUEnY,AssIcNoE 0E ONE-HALE To EGENE HALE, oE EELswoE'rE, MAINE.

- CHECK-REIN HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming pere ef Letters Patent Ne. 294,310, dated February2e, 1384.

Application filed December 12, 1883. (No model.)

o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Tnos. A, CRABTEEE, of East Surry, in the State ofMaine, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Check- Rein Hooks;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same.

v My invention relates to an improvement lin hooks for holding thecheck-reins of harness. The obj ect of the invention is to furnish aIcheck-rein hookwhich shall not only hold the further, in a guard ofhorseshoe shape, forniing, in connection with the top of the hook, a

lcurved slot, which permits the entrance of the loop or bend of thestrap directly from above.-

In the drawings accompanying this application, Figure lis a sideelevation of my device. Eig. 2 is a top view. Y

A represents the base-plate, by which the device is secured to theharness.

B is a check rein hook, which inclines slightly backward, so as to holdthe strap securely when drawn tightly forward.

G is a standard or arm extending backward from the check-hook, and thencurving upward nearly to the to'p of the check-hook, its upwardly-extendin g partbeing inclined slightly forward.

D represents the guard, which is mounted upon the upper end of thestandard C. This guard is composed of a curved piece of metalapproximately of horseshoe shape, having two curved arms, which projectforward beyond the body of the hook B. The rounded body of the vhook andthe curved guard form a curved slot opening directly upward. The bend ofthe strap pinched closely together may be readily passed through theslot from above to the base of the hook. As the strap is relaxed, itspreads to such an extent that any upward movement is stopped by theguard. Of course, if the strap is pulled tightly against the inclinedhook, the tension will prevent it from rising.

The hook may be formed from any suitable material, finished andornamented in any suitable manner.

Having thus described my invention, I Claim,-

As an improved article of manufacture, a e

THOMAS A. CRABTREE.

Witnesses:

ARNO W. KING, E. F. SAEGENT.

